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Crescent Beach

Located off Beach Road on Siesta Key, Crescent Beach is known as one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the world. At the "Great International White Sand Beach Challenge" held in 1987, it was recognized as having the "whitest and finest sand in the world."

The sand on Crescent Beach is 99% quartz, it's so white and reflective that it stays cool even on the hottest of days.

The water depth offers a gradual decent while the sandy bottom extends a good way from the shore. This is one of the prettiest beaches anywhere and the year round lifeguard protection at the public makes it safe and great for small children.

Siesta Key Beach offers a concession stand, picnic tables & shelters, tennis courts, volley ball courts, a fitness trail, playground equipment, and public restrooms.

Shelters can be reserved in advance. For information on renting picnic shelters call 941-316-1172.

It is legal to drink alcoholic beverages on Sarasota County beaches - no glass containers - plastic or aluminum only please.

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Siesta Key Arts & Culture

Sarasota offers a wonderful and diverse selection of culture. Our area is a Mecca for the Arts offering award winning theaters, symphonies, museums, the ballet and opera. Fine arts are bountiful and within easy reach of our many communities.

VAN WEZEL http://www.vanwezel.org This beautiful facility was built in 1968 and is owned and operated by the City of Sarasota. The Van Wezel offers a mixture of theater, music and dance averaging around 140 performances a year.
ASOLO THEATRE http://www.asolo.org The word Asolo comes from Asolo, Italy where a lovely eighteenth century theatre was purchased by the estate of John Ringling and moved to Sarasota, Florida in the 1950's. This theatre, where Eleanor Duse once performed, became home to a summer theatre company founded by Florida State University in 1960. This company, known as the Asolo Theatre Festival, was warmly embraced by the Sarasota community and in 1966 became a year-round, professional L.O.R.T. Theatre.
RINGLING MUSEUM http://www.ringling.org Known throughout the world, the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art was completed in 1929. The galleries were opened to the public in 1930. Upon his death, John Ringling bequeathed his entire estate and his collection to the people of the State of Florida.
SARASOTA OPERA http://www.sarasotaopera.org Beautifully restored to its original beauty, the Sarasota Opera House is a cornerstone of Sarasota's Theater Arts District. It also offers an education wind and library.
SARASOTA BALLET http://www.sarasota-online.com/ballet The Sarasota Ballet is able to offer their audiences a continuous dance season from April through September.
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS http://www.selby.org The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is located on 11 bay-front acres and offers a collection of more than 6,000 orchids, a museum, a bountiful collection of color plants and 7 greenhouses.
FLORIDA WEST COAST SYMPHONY http://www.fwcs.org The Florida West Coast Symphony offers a wide range of performances from Ensembles to the Symphony to the Sarasota Music Festival, the Florida West Coast Chamber Orchestra as well as four resident chambers for your enjoyment. They also have one of the most extensive education programs of any orchestra in the country.